Historic Barron Building will not get legal protection from province

Calgary's Barron Building has been put on Heritage Canada Foundation's Top 10 endangered places list. Alberta Culture has decided not to give the building legal protection. (Leigh Anthony Dehaney/Flickr)

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Calgary's historic Barron Building will not be getting legal protection from the province after all.

The Calgary Heritage Initiative Society says it was notified by Alberta's culture minister of the decision not to proceed with the legal protection of the facade.

The reasons for this decision are not yet clear.

The Calgary Heritage Initiative Society website says that would have protected much of the exterior facade of the building while allowing all interior elements such as the former Uptown Theatre space, penthouse and lobby to be demolished.

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